Argyresthia pseudotsuga | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. pseudotsuga
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia pseudotsuga Freeman, 1972
[1]
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Argyresthia pseudotsuga is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Washington.
Adults emerge in April.
The larvae feed on Pseudotsuga menziesii. [2] They mine the twigs and tips of their host plant. Pupation takes place around the end of January. [3]
Argyresthia pseudotsuga | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Argyresthiidae |
Genus: | Argyresthia |
Species: | A. pseudotsuga
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Binomial name | |
Argyresthia pseudotsuga Freeman, 1972
[1]
|
Argyresthia pseudotsuga is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in North America, including Washington.
Adults emerge in April.
The larvae feed on Pseudotsuga menziesii. [2] They mine the twigs and tips of their host plant. Pupation takes place around the end of January. [3]